Batesland School - 01

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Batesland, South Dakota, Batesland School - 01 hosts 175 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1.

Within Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1, which oversees 6 schools and 1,696 students, Batesland School - 01 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Batesland School - 01 lists that 94% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. Other groups include 4% White.

On the resource side, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Oglala Lakota County) records that the typical household earns roughly $41,417 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 54% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Oglala Lakota County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,656 students), of which Batesland School - 01 is one.

The closest other public school is Oglala Lakota County Virtual High School - 92, roughly 0.0 miles away.

Batesland School - 01 operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Batesland School - 01's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 181 (now 175). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 0% to 4%.

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